Love, Topaz (Chapter 2)

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"YOU DID WHAT?" Ruby exclaimed.

"I ran away." Topaz said head down. "I know it was wrong but I was so shy alright?"

"Alright. Fine. BUT! You need to go apologize!" Ruby said, pacing the room.

"Right now? It's 12 in the morning!" Topaz said standing up.

"Tomorrow morning!" Ruby grabbed her by the shoulders. "Promise?"

"Alright. I promise." Topaz replied. She had no idea how but she knew she had to. Even if Ruby didn't tell her to.

"Alright, goodnight." Ruby left to her room. She shut the door behind her. Topaz sighed and sat back down on the blue sofa. She watched TV until 3 in the morning. She really should be asleep. But she can't. She decided to read her book. She went to her room to get it. It wasn't there. She checked high and low, everywhere practically. She checked outside and practically looked everywhere. She remembered she had it when she ran away from the brown haired boy. Well, she should just check the pool area in case. She had something in there she couldn't bear to lose. She headed for the door. She turned back and left a note for Ruby in case. She went down to the pool. She looked everywhere. It wasn't there.

She had to look under the pool chairs. She bent down, and didn't realize that there was water on the floor, she slipped and fell. She knocked her knee on the ground and hit her head on the pool chair.

She wanted to scream, her knee hurt so bad. Hopefully someone will see her.


James woke up to a sound outside his window. He got out of bed and looked out the window. He couldn't really see because it was dark. But he saw someone on the ground grabbing their knee. He started to make his way down to the pool. When he got out of the elevator, he saw a book on the ground. He picked it up and held it in his hand. Once he reached the pool, he saw a pool chair slightly fallen. There was someone behind it. He couldn't see them because they were facing their back to him.


Topaz became aware of breathing behind her. She turned around to see the brown haired boy she ran away from earlier that day. The boy quickly rushed to her.

"Are you alright? Why are you sitting here?" He asked as he laid the book down on the bench next to her.

"It's you. You ran away from me today." The boy said as he looked into her eyes.

"Yes I did. And I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." She said unlocking the gaze that she held with him.

"It's alright. I'm James." He held out his hand.

She removed her hand from her knee and shook it. "Topaz."

"That's a pretty name." He said. He spotted her knee, bruised and it was bleeding a bit. "Are you alright? What happened?"

"I was looking for my book and I kinda fell." She said looking at her knee.

"Is this your book?" James asked taking the book he found and placing it in front of her.

"Yes. How did you get it?" Topaz asked curiously.

"I found it outside of the elevator when i came out." James replied.

"Out of curiosity. Why did you come down at 3 in the morning?"

"Well, I heard a noise and I saw you down here. I was just curious. Is your leg Ok?"

"I don't know."

"Well let me take you up to my apartment. I'll get you an ice pack or something." James took her hand and placed it around his shoulder. "Can you walk?"

"I think so." She didn't want to get too close to a guy. But when she tried to stand up it gave it all away. She started wobbling, but James had hold of her.

"Let's go." He said. He put his arm around her waist and she leaned about half of her weight on him. They reached the elevator. They headed up to James's apartment : 2J.

James opened the door and brought her to the long orange couch. She sat there looking at her knee. She looked at her book. She saw a little paper sticking out its corner. It's still there.

James opened the fridge to find no ice. He saw a packet of frozen corn. Oh well, better than nothing. He took it out and walked to Topaz. She looked up when he approached. He handed her the corn.

"Corn?" She asked. He nodded. She took it. He went to the table beside them and got some tissue. He kneeled down and dabbed the tissue on her knee, wiping the blood away.

She looked at him, thankful, but he wasn't looking. He was just looking at her knee. She had never seen a boy so kind to her before. She kind of examined his face. He had the most prettiest eyes she had ever seen. Then he must have noticed her staring. He looked up and smiled.

'Oh my god. His smile..' Topaz thought. And then she smiled too. James got up and went to throw the tissue. She placed the corn on her knee. James walked back to her and sat next to her.

"I'm sorry to ask you this, but it's been bothering me." James said.

"What?" Topaz asked.

"Why did you run away from me earlier today?" James asked.

"Well-" Topaz started but got cut off by a door opening.

Logan came out of his bedroom. "James what are you-" then he saw Topaz. "-doing up at 3 in the morning?" Finishing his sentence.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in the morning. Go to bed." James replied.

"Technically it's morning already." Logan said.

"Go to bed." James replied a little too quickly.

"Alright." Logan closed the door behind him.

"Sorry about that." James said and turned to her.

"Well you could say that I'm shy..I don't have boys coming up to me at all." Topaz said.

"Why not? You're very pretty." He chuckled. He wasn't lying. She was pretty.

"I don't know." She didn't want to tell him anything. Well she never told anyone. "I should get back. Ruby's going to get worried. "

"Ruby?"

"My best friend. And thanks for the corn. You better throw it though. It's full of germs." She said handing back the corn.

"Yeah. See you tomorrow." He took the corn and threw it in the bin. He went to the door and opened it. Topaz took her book and walked out.

"Thanks James. I have never had anyone do what you did for me." She gave a smile and walked on.

James closed the door and turned around to see Kendall, Logan and Carlos standing behind him with their arms folded.

"What were you doing with a girl at 3 am in the morning?" Kendall asked.

"Nothing." James said.

"You're surely not going to believe that we're going to believe that." Carlos said.

"Fine. I woke up by a sound. I looked out the window and I saw her, she had fallen down. I simply took her here to get her wound healed. Can I please go to bed?" James asked.

"He so like likes her!" Logan said and hi-5ed Carlos.

"But James never like likes ANYONE." Kendall interrupted.

They all look at James. "Well, I'm young. I have my decisions. I can choose who I like and who I 'like like'." James said.

"I don't get it. So you're saying?" Carlos asked.

"I'm saying that I know I always ask girls out on one date and then dump them, but it could be possible if I want a real relationship." James answered.

"Who are you and what have you done with James Diamond?" Kendall asked.

"James Diamond is and always been here. I know it's kinda sudden, but I need a change once in a while you know?" James said.

"Yeah I get it man. It's your choice. But hey man, never change because a girl wants you to alright?" Logan asked.

"Yeah man." James answered. He looked at Kendall and Carlos for approvals about his new attitude towards dating.

Kendall looked to Carlos. Carlos looked back. They both turned towards James. They nodded. James smiled. He went to them and hugged them all.

"Best friends forever right? We support each other no matter what." Kendall said. The others all nodded in agreement.

"We should go to bed before your mom or Katie wakes up." Logan said to Kendall.

"Right. Lets go." Carlos said.

They were only one step when Mrs. Knight came out of her room. "What are you all doing out so late?"

"Eating corndogs." Carlos said.

They all looked at him. Mrs. Knight just sighed. "To bed! All of you!" They all went to bed.

That night James went to bed relieved. He slept with a smile on his face. Little did he know that in a few apartments away, Topaz went to bed doing the same thing.


The next morning, Topaz told Ruby what happened over some cereal and milk.

"Omg. No way! You soo like him!" Ruby said.

"No way! I just think he's cute that's all. Even if I did, what's the chances of him liking me back?" Topaz asked.

"To, you're much much prettier than you think you are." Ruby said.

"Thanks. Listen i have to go write a song, so I'm going downstairs to the park alright?"

"Sure."

"You'll be alright here?"

"Yep. I'm going to be watching glee starting from season 1 all day. Take your time."

"Thanks Rubes." She smiled. She set her bowl in the kitchen sink and rinsed it. She went to her room, she grabbed a notebook, a pen, her storybook and her iPod.

She went down to the park and sat next to a tree. She tried to write a few lines of her song.

You left me completely shattered. With nothing left of me to go on.

She suddenly became aware of a shadow in front of her. She looked up. James was standing there.

"Hi James. How are you?" Topaz asked.

"Good. You? How's your knee?" James asked.

"Better. Thanks to the corn."

"Haha yeah the corn. You mind if I sit?"

"No not at all."

James sat next to her and leaned against the tree trunk.

"It's really beautiful here. A lot of Palm trees." Topaz said.

"Well, it is the Palm woods." James said and both of them laughed.

"What are you doing?" James asked.

"Writing a song. I have no inspirations though." Topaz said and sighed.

"Oh cool. Maybe I can help you?"

"Sure."

But at that moment when she was about to give her notebook to him, Kendall appeared.

"Dude the boss wants us at the studio. Now." Kendall said. He kinda gave a smirk when he saw who James was sitting with.

"Shut up Kendall. Alright." James said and stood up.

"Wait, studio?" Topaz asked.

"Yeah we're a band. Big Time Rush." Kendall answered.

"Wow that's really cool. I might check out your music sometime." Topaz said.

"See you soon Topaz." James said as he and Kendall started to walk away.

"See you James." Topaz replied and continued writing her song.


A/N : Sorry to keep you guys waiting so long! :( I've been really busy! That's why I made this chapter a bit longer. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Will be writing soon. Once I'm done with my pile of homework. -_- REVIEWS APPRECIATED :)